Non-fillable bottle



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

B. P. EVANS. NON-FILLABLE BOTTLE.

No. 545,276. Patented Aug. 27,1895.

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No. 545,276; Patented Aug. 27, 1895.

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BURD PATTERSON EVANS, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NON-FILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,276, dated August27, 1895.

Application filed May 25, 1895. Serial No. 550,614. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Bean PATTERSON EVANS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county ofPhiladelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Non-Refillablo Bottles; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of ,the invention,such as will enable others skilled iii the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

1 The invention relates to non-refillable bott es.

The object is to produce a device which shall serve effectually as atelltale in exposing the unauthorized use of bottles and otherreceptacles, thereby protecting the public in the purchase of liquidpreparations by enabling buyers to readily detect and avoid imirations.

\Vith this and other objects in \iiew the invention consists in certainnovel [features of construction and an arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described'and c aimed.

The invention is illustrated igythe accom panying drawings, forming partf this specification, wherein like letters of i eference indicatecorresponding parts i the several views, in which Figure 1 is a View inelevation of one embodiment of the invention applied. Fig. 2 is acentral vertical section of the same. Fig. 8 is a view in elevation of amodification. Fig. at is a central vertical section of the same, andFig. 5 is an enlarged view in detail of the upper tapered end of thereceptacle.

In the drawings, A represents a bottle of well-known construction andsuch as is now in common use.

B represents a receptacle, preferably of glass, which is securedcentrally within the bottle upon a stud b, projecting from the bottomthereof. The body of the receptacle is a hollow sphere or globe b andforming a cont-inuation thereof is a tubular neck b which is contractedat the junction with the body, then flared to form an internalconicalseat 6 for the reception of a needle-valve 11 The lateral play of thevalve is limited by the wall of the tube or neck and the Verticalmovement by the rounded projecting extremity of a stopper b, whichcloses the mouth of the tube and is secured and sealed by an amalgamfilling b in aseat 11 At the upper end or the mouth of the tube anoutward-projecting rounded flange b is formed, and serves as a guard indeflecting the point of a tool or other instrument and preventing itfrom entering any one of the exit-openings Z2 formed immediately beneaththe flange should it be attempted to refillthe receptacle. As a fur thermeans of increasing the diffieulty of such an operation, a. series oflugs b is formed within the tube adjacent to the openings.

In filling the bottle the mouth of the inner receptacle is open andentirely free and clear of all obstructions, and after a sufficientquantity of the liquid has entered to fill the inner receptacle to apoint above the valve-seat the needle-valve is inserted and drops by itsown weight into its seat. The stopper is then placed in position andsealed by the amalgam,

' which is placed upon it and packed in the annular groove beneath theinwardly-projecting lip at the mouth of the neck.

In use, when the bottle is partially or wholly inverted, the valve dropsout of its seat and is caught and held by the projecting extremity ofthe stopper in a position to permit a proportionate quantity of theliquid contents to escape from the inner receptacle and flow out withthat contained in the bottle proper. Upon being emptied, however, itwill be found impossible to inject an appreciable quantity of liquidinto the inner receptacle, and as a result a perceptible air space orbubble will appear and remain as a warning to intending purchasers thatthe contained preparation is not genuine. The neck of the receptacle maybe made so thin and delicate as to break readily should it be attemptedto insert and refill by means of a small tube or other device.

Referring to Figs. 3, 4, and 5, wherein a modified form of the device isillustrated, C represents the receptacle, which is approximately aninverted glass funnel, provided With a tapering cork 0, closing itsupper smaller end, the wall, at the larger end, being extended inwardand under to form an approximately G-shaped flange 0 This receptacle issecured in the bottle upon studs or lugs c projecting upward from thebottom.

In filling the bottle the cork, by means of an attached wire 0, is heldnear the larger end of the funnel, so as to permit the liquid to rise inthe neck and force the air out, and upon inclining the bottle slightlyany air which may have been caught beneath the C- shaped flange will atonce ascend and escape by Way of the tubular neck. After the liquid hasreached a pointabove the upper end of the funnel the cork is drawn wellup into the tapered extremity of the neck by means of the wire, Whichlatter is then entirely drawn out or severed at a point adjacent to themouth of the tube. The upper end of this receptacle being sealedair-tight by the conical cork, the escape of the liquid is by way of theopen bottom, and therefore, should it be attempted to rclill the bottle,an air-bubble will form in the receptacle, which it will be foundimpossible to displace owing to the guard formed by the C-shaped flange.The removal of the conical stopper would require such care and. labor asto make it impracticable and expensive, and at the same time would verylikely result in breaking the mouth or neck of the device.

It will be understood 1 do not wish to limit myself to the exactconstruction, shape, or arrangement of parts as here illustrated anddescribed, as various changes may be made without departing from thespirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is- 1. Thecombination with a bottle, of an inclosed communicating receptacleprovided with means for trapping a quantity of air, for the purposedescribed.

2. The combination With a bottle, of an inclosed non-removablecommunicating receptacle provided with an air egress and means fortrapping the contained air, for the purpose described.

3. The combination with a bottle, of an inclosed device having requisiteinlets and outlets, and a valve controlling the outlet, for the purposedescribed.

4 The combination with a bottle, of an inclosed non-removable receptaclehaving requisite inlets and outlets and an inaccessible valvecontrolling the outlet, for the purpose described.

5. The combination with a bottle, of an inclosed receptacle, consistingof a hollow body, a tubular continuation provided at or adjacent its endwith a series of openings, a sealed stopper closing one of the openings,and a valve Within the tube controlling the outlet. for the purposedescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

BURD PATTERSON EVANS.

Witnesses:

Aunnnw ZANE, GEO. A. IIINCKEN.

